Moscow

NATASHA Marya Dmitryevna Akhrosimova MARYA D. Countess Natalya Ilynichna Rostova NATASHA You must call me Natasha SONYA Marya Dmitryevna Akhrosimova MARYA D. Sofia Alexandrovna Rostova SONYA You must call me Sonya MARYA D. Welcome Welcome to Moscow Where faded and fading princesses live I'll take you where you must go Pet you a bit ANd I'll scold you a bit My goddaughter, my favorite, Natasha I will touch you on the cheek NATASHA & SONYA My cousin and I Are so pleased to be with you While we wait on our fiancées Figthing in the war MARYA D. Bring in the things! What are you dawdling for? Get the samovar ready! You're half frozen, I'm sure! Bring some rum for the tea! Sonyushka bonjour And Natasha my darling You've grown plumper and prettier NATASHA My cheeks are glowing from the cold SONYA She said Gazing at Marya with kind, glittering eyes MARYA D. Welcome Welcome to Moscow Scruffy and cozy Like an old dressing gown SONYA Countess Natalya NATASHA Sofia Alexandrovna SONYA How beautiful you looked in the snow NATASHA Cousin dear I love you Trust no one but you But I can't bear this waiting I cry and I cry Andrey where are you? I want him now, at once To embrace him and cling to him No one can understand I love him I know him He loves me only He'll come home one day And take me away I want nothing more I want nothing more Hmmmm... MARYA D. First thing tomorrow Madame Chambord's Dresses, dresses, we'll buy what we can afford Then dinner and a game of Boston Then you'll read to me while I knit! How wonderful to have you here Instead of these gossips and crybabies NATASHA & SONYA You'll take us where we must go Pet us a bit And scold us a bit SONYA Her goddaughter, her favorite, Natasha She will touch you on the cheek MARYA D. Well, now we'll talk I congratulate you and Andrey You've hooked a fine fellow! One of the finest matches in all of Russia I am glad and relieved, He'll be the family's saving grace NATASHA I blush happily MARYA D. But his father, Prince Bolkonsky, much dislikes his son's marrying The old fellow's crotchety! Of course Prince Andrey's not a child But it's not nice to enter a family against a father's will One wants to do it peacefully and lovingly But you're a clever girl Just be kind to Andrey's sister And when the sister loves you, So will the father And all will be well